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obama got 43% of them. john mccain got 55% of the white vote. let's bring in anna navarro and steven maier of the wall street jiern natural. steven, how do you feel being the token white guy on the show? >> i'm the minority on the show. great to be on your show, don, thanks for having me. >> anna, why no love for white voters in this campaign? >> i think there's plenty of love for white voters. you have mitt romney doing a bus tour right now through new hampshire and ohio, through pennsylvania. got to tell you, i've within to new hampshire and i've been to ohio and there's a lot of white people there so i think they're getting plenty of love. they are -- it's a good voting group for republicans. we actually have a white male gap that obama has got to overcome. >> that's why we're talking about this and trust me, i was at the iowa state fair and so your point is well taken, anna navarro stephen, president obama 38% of white voters. is that a white voter problem? you wrote about that this week, didn't you? >> i did. it is a big problem for preside
obama got 43% of them. john mccain got 55% of the white vote. let's bring in anna navarro and steven maier of the wall street jiern natural. steven, how do you feel being the token white guy on the show? >> i'm the minority on the show. great to be on your show, don, thanks for having me. >> anna, why no love for white voters in this campaign? >> i think there's plenty of love for white voters. you have mitt romney doing a bus tour right now through new hampshire and ohio,...
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obama invited gay, bisexual and others to the white house. he told them they have a friend and fellow advocate. he pointed to the military ban on gays serving openly as a sign of progress. >>> taking a look at stories across country. we begin in new york where a fifth grader tried to talk about same-sex marriage at an elementary school. the principal wouldn't let him do it calling it inappropriate for younger children listening. cameron was disappointed. the school managed to teach a lesson in hate. a compromise, he can give the speech monday, just to the fifth graders. >> the original message was that no matter what orientation you are, you should be treated the same way as a straight person. i thought my speech, my original speech was really going to win. i was confident in it. >> you go. >>> all right. look at this rescue video in chicago. the guy in the kayak, 17 years old, is holding a man's head out of the water. he suffered a seizure and fell into the chicago river. a police boat arrived and pulled him out. he's in the hospital in crit
obama invited gay, bisexual and others to the white house. he told them they have a friend and fellow advocate. he pointed to the military ban on gays serving openly as a sign of progress. >>> taking a look at stories across country. we begin in new york where a fifth grader tried to talk about same-sex marriage at an elementary school. the principal wouldn't let him do it calling it inappropriate for younger children listening. cameron was disappointed. the school managed to teach a...
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how will the obama white house kind of hit hard on this point over the next few months? or does it even have to? >> well, i think, look, i think they do have the better of that argument, as most conservatives will tell you, that the obama -- the federal plan has a tremendous amount of similarity with what was passed in massachusetts. the basic model is a mandate to buy on individuals that we've been talking about, coupled with the mandate to sell for insurers, where you have to sell insurance to people regardless of their prior conditions. you give people subsidies to afford insurance and send them on to exchanges to buy it in a competitive marketplace. the white house will say romney is hypocritical for opposing plans similar to his state plan. but the fact is he is insisting that he will repeal it, as president, i think there's no reason to doubt him on that. even though there's a lot of commonality in the paths, going forward the paths could not be more different. clearly one of the big issues in this campaign if the supreme court doesn't do it first, whether the next
how will the obama white house kind of hit hard on this point over the next few months? or does it even have to? >> well, i think, look, i think they do have the better of that argument, as most conservatives will tell you, that the obama -- the federal plan has a tremendous amount of similarity with what was passed in massachusetts. the basic model is a mandate to buy on individuals that we've been talking about, coupled with the mandate to sell for insurers, where you have to sell...
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but patton was afraid it would embarrass the obama white house. >> he said, we don't want it put that request this right new because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason oversight sub committee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. not just two. we have several who stepped forward and said yb yes, this is the case. >> geller says he want the truth to come out. >> the biggest frustration is our own leaderships' response and how slow that was and how inadequate that was. >> both caldwell and patton declined to comment. but the pentagon is looking into geller's allegations. caldwell eventually did request a dod investigation into the hospital. but that began after the 2010 elections. a senior pentagon official tells cnn there's no indication the white house knew about any of this, and that conditions ats the hospital are better. they are even inviting tv cameras in. barba
but patton was afraid it would embarrass the obama white house. >> he said, we don't want it put that request this right new because there is an upcoming general election. and we wouldn't want this to leak out. >> that's just not acceptable. >> congressman jason oversight sub committee is investigating the general's alleged behavior. >> that's a very serious allegation. but it didn't come from just one high ranking military official on the ground. not just two. we have...
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. >> what kind of political fallout do you see, for republicans for president obama? >> well, first, it depends on which wait court goes. if the law is struck down -- i mean, if i'm in the white house and this is an important an issue for my president and the court says it's unconstitutional, that's not where you want to be. that's not where you want to have your president be. so if you're in the white house, you hope the law -- the law is upheld. now, that's going to energize republic republicans, no question about it. republicans are going to say, li listen, this say law that's wildly unpopular. in toward to get this change, we need to get control of the white house. it will present political challenges to the president but if i'm in the white house, i want to win this case. >> you're a former u.s. other than general, same role as eric holder. we've been talking a lot about this this morning. and john boehner just came out about an hour or so ago, mr. gonzalez, and said, definitely they will vote tomorrow on this contempt vote, related to "fast and furious," the bot
. >> what kind of political fallout do you see, for republicans for president obama? >> well, first, it depends on which wait court goes. if the law is struck down -- i mean, if i'm in the white house and this is an important an issue for my president and the court says it's unconstitutional, that's not where you want to be. that's not where you want to have your president be. so if you're in the white house, you hope the law -- the law is upheld. now, that's going to energize...
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try a great white shark. i get to talk with the fisherman who had that close encounter and caught it all on videotape. >>> president barack obama on a roll today on the campaign trail crisscrossing virginia. this time he is making a stop in centreville. unlike earlier today when he was in another city, it was a heavy downpour of rain. now at least he is dry. dry shirt and everything but he is trying to appeal to the voting public there in virginia. not taking for granted the fact that he won the red state of virginia back in 2008. he is hoping that it will be blue again for him on his re-election campaign. >>> you might think this next guy is a little crazy. an australian fisherman came face to face with a great white shark who says he is not afraid to get back in the water. in fact, he did get back in the water today. he went snorkeling. nathan podmore and his friend dave richards were off the course of western australia south of perth when they were circled by a 12-foot long shark. nathaniel captured the wh
try a great white shark. i get to talk with the fisherman who had that close encounter and caught it all on videotape. >>> president barack obama on a roll today on the campaign trail crisscrossing virginia. this time he is making a stop in centreville. unlike earlier today when he was in another city, it was a heavy downpour of rain. now at least he is dry. dry shirt and everything but he is trying to appeal to the voting public there in virginia. not taking for granted the fact that...
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by far african-american voters are opposed to same-sex marriage. 39% in support and whites are about 50/50. so president obama has the support of the vast majority of the black voters according to the studies but will some be upset enough to stay home or go over to mitt romney. one more to see on this, it's a much more popular issue for women than men. women are 50/50, whereas men it's lower, 42%. so we're not expecting either candidate to talk about this issue a lot in the months leading up to the election. but as they do, you'll see some of those dynamics play out and the constituents they're going for. i've got a big breakdown. also facebook and twitter. josh levs, cnn. fred, i'll tell you. when you dig into these numbers, you get the big picture of what goes on in this country. >> it's fascinating, but if so many more americans embrace the idea of same-sex marriage, then why is it so many states are defeating laws and votes right on the ballot that ask people their opinions about same-sex marriage and whether a state should recognize it? >> it's fascinating. we have 31 states tha
by far african-american voters are opposed to same-sex marriage. 39% in support and whites are about 50/50. so president obama has the support of the vast majority of the black voters according to the studies but will some be upset enough to stay home or go over to mitt romney. one more to see on this, it's a much more popular issue for women than men. women are 50/50, whereas men it's lower, 42%. so we're not expecting either candidate to talk about this issue a lot in the months leading up to...
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is president obama being indifferent? does the white house need to do more? >> i don't understand how someone can consider the white house being indifferent when this administration has given more money to israel than any other administration before it. i don't understand how you can consider this president to be indifferent when it's because of the president they had the technology and military equipment necessary to protect themselves from the bombs coming into the country. i don't want to see us go to another war. i know quite a few americans feel the same way. and i talked to some sources in d.c. this weekend and a lot of the congressional staffs also feel the same way. we don't want to see the american people dragged into another war. and so i think what the president is doing is exactly what needs to be done, which is finding a diplomatic solution, using our friends as well as our, you know, allies in the area to try to find a resolution that we don't have to get more involved than just talking. >> will, what is the appropriate role for the u.s., if any
is president obama being indifferent? does the white house need to do more? >> i don't understand how someone can consider the white house being indifferent when this administration has given more money to israel than any other administration before it. i don't understand how you can consider this president to be indifferent when it's because of the president they had the technology and military equipment necessary to protect themselves from the bombs coming into the country. i don't want...
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there are 4 bush family members who are back at the white house joining the obama family there for the festivities and the celebration. >>> meanwhile, romney and republicans taking aim at president obama over a failed energy company. they got millions in loans backed by tax dollars. >> it's also a symbol of gross waste. we look at this building behind us. this is not the kind of building that's built by private enterprise. this is the kind of enterprise -- the kind of building that's built with a half a billion dollars of taxpayer money. it's not just the taj mahal of corporate headquarters. you probably heard inside there are showers that have lcd displays that tell you what the temperature is of the shower water. >> jim acosta is joining us on the phone. he's with the romney campaign event that just ended. so, jim, obviously, this is meant to show kind of a black eye, if you will, on the obama administration posing in front of this particular place, the solyndra plant that went bankrupt. lots of taxpayer dollars here. do you think, first of all, it's effective? and secondly, why all
there are 4 bush family members who are back at the white house joining the obama family there for the festivities and the celebration. >>> meanwhile, romney and republicans taking aim at president obama over a failed energy company. they got millions in loans backed by tax dollars. >> it's also a symbol of gross waste. we look at this building behind us. this is not the kind of building that's built by private enterprise. this is the kind of enterprise -- the kind of building...
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the obamas are participating in the third annual event, the white house bought 15 books. >>> and cyber deals, no longer just for monday. they participated in the deals before black friday. cyber monday is still a key part of the holiday shopping season. spending on cyber monday may reach $1.5 billion this year. so how do you get the best on-line deals if cyber monday is starting earlier? cnn's laurie segall has more. >> reporter: like black friday, or now black thursday, it starts earlier. o on-line deals are available every friday or monday on cyber.com. >> it is so much easier to go on line than it is to go out to the stores. >> reporter: ahead of the holiday season, the social network got into the game, launching facebook gifts. this seems like it is actually taking a big step into e-commerce, right? >> well, we think of gifting as special, so we give it special take place. >> reporter: it allows you to send your virtual friends real gifts. >> where you normally post on a time line for their birthday, you know see a gift button. so as easily as attaching a photo, you attach a gift.
the obamas are participating in the third annual event, the white house bought 15 books. >>> and cyber deals, no longer just for monday. they participated in the deals before black friday. cyber monday is still a key part of the holiday shopping season. spending on cyber monday may reach $1.5 billion this year. so how do you get the best on-line deals if cyber monday is starting earlier? cnn's laurie segall has more. >> reporter: like black friday, or now black thursday, it...
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house between president obama and president morsi. this is the first big test for the united states with an elected islamist president. there was a lot of criticism that president morsi of egypt condemned the film before he condemned the violence and the attackers who stormed the u.s. embassy in cairo. as we've been seeing, this violence is ongoing. if i look at the readout and there's a big difference between the readout of the president's call with the libyan president versus the egyptian president. the egyptian president, here we have president obama underscored the importance of egypt following through on its commitment to cooperate with the united states in securing dimmatic facilities. as far as the libyan president's phone call with president obama, president obama said he expressed his appreciation for cooperation with the libyan government. so there you have two different relationships developing. but the most important one is still with egypt. egypt is by far the most important arab country. it is one that the united states
house between president obama and president morsi. this is the first big test for the united states with an elected islamist president. there was a lot of criticism that president morsi of egypt condemned the film before he condemned the violence and the attackers who stormed the u.s. embassy in cairo. as we've been seeing, this violence is ongoing. if i look at the readout and there's a big difference between the readout of the president's call with the libyan president versus the egyptian...
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at the white house, the obama administration had this reaction. the united states congratulates morsi on his victory in egypt's presidential election, and we congratulate the egyptian people in their transition into democracy. we look toward to working together with president morsi to advance the many shared interests between e jigypt and united states. in his first televised address, he paid special tribute to his countrymen who died during last year's revolution. >> translator: i pledge once again that this blood will not go in vain. all this gratitude goes to the nation of egypt and the armed forces. the best of armies, to the armed forces, to all those members of the armed forces from the bottom of my heart, i salute them. >> the egyptian army still holds the real power in egypt, so i asked our chief international correspondent and global affairs anchor if today's announcement will make a real difference. >> well, it does in fact make a huge difference. all you have to do is look over this balcony. i was down there a lot today to see what a di
at the white house, the obama administration had this reaction. the united states congratulates morsi on his victory in egypt's presidential election, and we congratulate the egyptian people in their transition into democracy. we look toward to working together with president morsi to advance the many shared interests between e jigypt and united states. in his first televised address, he paid special tribute to his countrymen who died during last year's revolution. >> translator: i pledge...
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president obama visits two battleground states this week. he'll be in cincinnati, ohio, on monday, and he spent thursday and friday traveling across florida visiting four cities, including orlando in a region that was central to his 2008 victory in the states. he'll hit the red state of texas on tuesday for fund-raisers in san antonio and austin. >> and i am paul steinhauser at the political desk. mitt romney heads tuesday to pennsylvania and wednesday to ohio. both considered important swing states in the rate for us white house. >>> i'm alison kosik from new york. better than expected profits, citigroup, coldman sacks, bank of america and morgan stanley will report earnings. we'll hear from heavy hitters on the dow and tech giants microsoft, google, ibm and intel. also on wall street's radar, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will testify on capitol hill and on the economic calendar will get some insight into the stru struggling housing market and retail sales. >>> here is what we are watching this week. more continuing coverage of tom
president obama visits two battleground states this week. he'll be in cincinnati, ohio, on monday, and he spent thursday and friday traveling across florida visiting four cities, including orlando in a region that was central to his 2008 victory in the states. he'll hit the red state of texas on tuesday for fund-raisers in san antonio and austin. >> and i am paul steinhauser at the political desk. mitt romney heads tuesday to pennsylvania and wednesday to ohio. both considered important...
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>> well, i have met michelle obama and i can tell you that the white house may not have changed barack obama, but it has changed michelle. she is a political pro. she is terrific in the delivery, and she knew exactly what to do and she did it. ann romney knew what she had to do and did it. both spouses in this case are terrific assets for their husband. michelle went out there, and she knew how to energize the base, but at the same time in a race with the romneys and ones were eating tuna and one was in a s rusty car and so after we got past the race of who was poorer and lived more humbly as young people, we could get to the policy. so it was a different speech poli policy-wise, but humanizing the men they were married to, and you see obama in four years, he's no longer the poor chicago state senator that we first met in 2004. he is now a millionaire who has been living in the white house and flying around in air force one, and so she had to humanize him and not just romney. >> it is the argument that your parents make. i had to go to school uphill both ways. >> barefoot. >> yes, bare
>> well, i have met michelle obama and i can tell you that the white house may not have changed barack obama, but it has changed michelle. she is a political pro. she is terrific in the delivery, and she knew exactly what to do and she did it. ann romney knew what she had to do and did it. both spouses in this case are terrific assets for their husband. michelle went out there, and she knew how to energize the base, but at the same time in a race with the romneys and ones were eating tuna...
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the race for the white house. the deputy cam main manager for the obama campaign will be joining us live in the coming hour. she caused quite a stir by some comments she made about mitt romney and bain capital, when he left. when he didn't leave. we'll speak to her this coming hour. we're also getting news on potentially a drug that could deal with hiv. dr. fochi will join us live in our new 6:00 p.m. eastern hour with important information that our viewers are going to want to know all about. one more thing. our state department reporter is interviewing the secretary of state hillary clinton in jerusalem. i think that interview is taking place right now. we're going to have a major portion of the interview in the 5:00 p.m. eastern hour. so once again, lots of news martin. >> you can never have too much wolf. thank you, wolf blitzer. >>> the food and drug administration announce the first of its kind today. a new medication that can reduce the risk of contracting the virus that causes aids. elizabeth cohen joins u
the race for the white house. the deputy cam main manager for the obama campaign will be joining us live in the coming hour. she caused quite a stir by some comments she made about mitt romney and bain capital, when he left. when he didn't leave. we'll speak to her this coming hour. we're also getting news on potentially a drug that could deal with hiv. dr. fochi will join us live in our new 6:00 p.m. eastern hour with important information that our viewers are going to want to know all about....
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if thugs and terrorists broke into the white house, dragged president obama out, beat him up, and he had to go to the hospital and they're all hanging out on the north lawn. that is what happened. >> they are all hanging out in the palace. >> that's what happened in mali. tell us what is going on there. >> what you have there was -- there's that photograph. that's what the protesters are doing now, just chilling out in palace. what you had was a model of development and democracy for 20 years in west africa and now you have essentially a power vacuum. to take it a little further than the simple coup. the military was annoyed the government wasn't giving them enough resources to fight rebels in the north of the country. the rebels in the north seized vast swaths of area and they split the country basically north and south and declared an independent state. >> who are these guys, the ones who are now sitting in the presidential palace, the equivalent of the white house? >> they're civilians. they're protesters. the main concern is the rebels in the north of the country. while all this
if thugs and terrorists broke into the white house, dragged president obama out, beat him up, and he had to go to the hospital and they're all hanging out on the north lawn. that is what happened. >> they are all hanging out in the palace. >> that's what happened in mali. tell us what is going on there. >> what you have there was -- there's that photograph. that's what the protesters are doing now, just chilling out in palace. what you had was a model of development and...
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look at this, among white voters romney has a 15 point advantage over the president. but when it comes to black voters, it's not only close, only 5% of black voters say they would vote for governor romney. we talked with voters here in atlanta about why they think that is. >> you vote for people that you think you can relate to. that you feel that can walk in your shoes a little bit more than the other. >> as far as being a black american, that's the closest thing we have to being in the white house. >> here to talk about this race for the races, anna navaro and frederick harris, he's director of the center on african-american politics and society. anna, let's start with you, because we all know right now, we have heard bits of mitt romney addressing the naacp this week. there were times when she was cheered and applauded and there were times when he was booed like when he said he wanted to repeal obama care. but there was one thing that stood out. take a quick listen to this. >> i believe that if you understood who i truly am in my heart, and if it were possible to f
look at this, among white voters romney has a 15 point advantage over the president. but when it comes to black voters, it's not only close, only 5% of black voters say they would vote for governor romney. we talked with voters here in atlanta about why they think that is. >> you vote for people that you think you can relate to. that you feel that can walk in your shoes a little bit more than the other. >> as far as being a black american, that's the closest thing we have to being...
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obama made gains with them. that is where the battle is won or lost for the ticket. >> i heard the word energized as it pertains to paul ryan. does the selection energize the obama campaign. >> president obama has not given us a very clear idea of what he would do in a second term. that is one area where ryan's selection will increase pressure on him. there hasn't been that much on the positive side to energize democrats about a second term. stopping the ryan vision that romney had praised earlier is something that can mobilize democrats, i believe. >> appreciate that. so you have the team romney/ryan trying to crisscross across the country. they are still in north carolina. and president obama is soon to arrive at this art center south of chicago, i understand. he will be trying to appeal to his supporters there and trying to collect a bit of money at a number of fundraisers scheduled before the president heads off to iowa tomorrow. people from paul ryan's hometown are reacting to news thereat he is on the repu
obama made gains with them. that is where the battle is won or lost for the ticket. >> i heard the word energized as it pertains to paul ryan. does the selection energize the obama campaign. >> president obama has not given us a very clear idea of what he would do in a second term. that is one area where ryan's selection will increase pressure on him. there hasn't been that much on the positive side to energize democrats about a second term. stopping the ryan vision that romney had...
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he made when he won the white house. >> does he stand by a lot of the criticism? >> he accepted criticism on the republican side, and he is aw e aware -- is there a possibility for democrats and republicans to work on these last six months before the november elections? >> well, i hope there is because this country has major problems. but in 2008 irrespective of how you felt about the president's policies, we all had the hope he would be a uniter, that he would elevate american politics and allow us to really focus on the issues of the day even if we disagreed about how to approach them. i think that barack obama is long gone. i think the barack obama that today occupies the presidency is someone who has made the cold political calculation that the only way he can win is by pitting one group of americans against another group of americans. by convincing enough americans that the reason why their life is not doing better is because some people are doing too well. and this constant pitting of one group of americans against another is divisive in a which we have not
he made when he won the white house. >> does he stand by a lot of the criticism? >> he accepted criticism on the republican side, and he is aw e aware -- is there a possibility for democrats and republicans to work on these last six months before the november elections? >> well, i hope there is because this country has major problems. but in 2008 irrespective of how you felt about the president's policies, we all had the hope he would be a uniter, that he would elevate...
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the white house cites health related issues. we're digging deeper. >>> it's america's eye in the sky over iraq and afghanistan. now a security perimeter is set up at the scene of where an unmanned u.s. drone has crashed. in maryland. >>> and how far should the u.s. go to jump start the economy? a bitter debate between the obama and romney campaigns. it's now playing out overseas. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."
the white house cites health related issues. we're digging deeper. >>> it's america's eye in the sky over iraq and afghanistan. now a security perimeter is set up at the scene of where an unmanned u.s. drone has crashed. in maryland. >>> and how far should the u.s. go to jump start the economy? a bitter debate between the obama and romney campaigns. it's now playing out overseas. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."
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at the same time the white house is being very careful. we learned that president obama has not spoken to bryson but he has chief of staff has. president obama learned about it this morning. >> good for you for continuing to ask even though you weren't getting many answers. did the white house say anything about putting bryson on medical leave or is he back to work already? >> reporter: there's nothing on his public schedule today. i think it speaks to the fact he was able to travel from l.a. back to washington in terms of where his health is. carney said he's served effectively and does this affect his service as secretary of commerce, those questions are unanswered. it appears as the white house tries to track down some details and decide where they're going, if anywhere with this. >> i know he is facing a felony hit and run charge, but given in terms what happened medically with him, that charge may drop. thank you so much for that update. appreciate it. >>> a lot more news developing this hour. watch. egypt's former ruler dying. his he
at the same time the white house is being very careful. we learned that president obama has not spoken to bryson but he has chief of staff has. president obama learned about it this morning. >> good for you for continuing to ask even though you weren't getting many answers. did the white house say anything about putting bryson on medical leave or is he back to work already? >> reporter: there's nothing on his public schedule today. i think it speaks to the fact he was able to travel...
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watch this from cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar. >> reporter: as president obama's campaign tries to make a liability of mitt romney's past experience as the head of a private equity firm, bill clinton talking recently about romney on cnn's "piers morgan tonight" apparently didn't get the memo. >> i think he had a good business career. there's no question in terms of getting u and goip and going to office and basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> reporter: bill clinton's support is key to the president this election, though their relationship, to put it mildly, has had its ups and downs. in 2007, bill clinton took aim at the then junior senator from illinois. >> i'm old fashioned. i think a president ought to have done something for other people and for his country. when you pick a president. >> reporter: penalty kill questioned obama's inexperience. >> when's the last time we elected a president based on one year of service in the senate before he start
watch this from cnn white house correspondent brianna keilar. >> reporter: as president obama's campaign tries to make a liability of mitt romney's past experience as the head of a private equity firm, bill clinton talking recently about romney on cnn's "piers morgan tonight" apparently didn't get the memo. >> i think he had a good business career. there's no question in terms of getting u and goip and going to office and basically performing the essential functions of the...
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obama in the white house. it's an interesting move to make this shift. >> did you think bringing all these sort of religious differences together that ideology is trumping theology? >> i would absolutely say that's the case. i think that's the case in politics altogether. it's very seldom the case that theology centers and guides ideology in the political order as much as we think. i've read mr. ryan's statements on the fact that catholic social teaching guides his particular budgetary process, i think that's going to be the issue as we go forward is what vision of catholicism does undergird or guide his budgetary process? the bishops had questions about and said disproportionately disfavor the poor. >> thanks for being with me. apprecia it. >>hank you so much. > w ar geg some new foatio wh to the multiple shotsfired, several injuries here. new information. we got that for you after the break. environment. unless you have the right perspective. bny mellon wealth management has the vision and experience to look
obama in the white house. it's an interesting move to make this shift. >> did you think bringing all these sort of religious differences together that ideology is trumping theology? >> i would absolutely say that's the case. i think that's the case in politics altogether. it's very seldom the case that theology centers and guides ideology in the political order as much as we think. i've read mr. ryan's statements on the fact that catholic social teaching guides his particular...
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athena jones joins us from the white house. athena, good morning. why the white house? why is it so significant for the president? >> reporter: good morning. virginia's 13 electoral votes are very important to president obama's re-election campaign. he won the state back in 2008, but it is by no means a reliably blue state. he was the first democrat to win since lyndon johnson in 1964. so the obama campaign is hoping to keep virginia in the d column by focusing on this idea that he is going to fight for the middle class whereas mitt romney is going to be more concerned with helping out the wealthy. this is -- against john mccain. and specifically today we expect to hear the president again call on congress to extend those tax cuts for the middle class for people making less than $250,000 a year. randi. >> i would imagine mitt romney also a busy man today. >> reporter: well, actually mitt romney is spending the weekend up at his lake house in new hampshire along the shores. we are keeping an eye on him. no public schedule. if anything changes, we'll be watching him as we
athena jones joins us from the white house. athena, good morning. why the white house? why is it so significant for the president? >> reporter: good morning. virginia's 13 electoral votes are very important to president obama's re-election campaign. he won the state back in 2008, but it is by no means a reliably blue state. he was the first democrat to win since lyndon johnson in 1964. so the obama campaign is hoping to keep virginia in the d column by focusing on this idea that he is...
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and behind the scenes, carol, i'll tell you that white house officials and obama campaign officials think that in this case mitt romney may have stepped in it. you're hearing this from a lot of pundits as well. because he came out and made the statement before, certainly, all of the facts were known. when he did make his statement last night and we saw this tw t tweet, this was at the time that we knew that there was violence, obviously, in the region but we were unaware of how extensive it was. and certainly unaware that the u.s. ambassador to libya had been killed, carol. >> i'm just looking through my e-ma e-mails. eric erickson, a tea party supporter and cnn contributor tweeted out this morning that romney should tread carefully when it comes to this matter. some conservatives are saying, hey, maybe we should take a few steps back. >> reporter: that's right. you're hearing a lot of that. let's remind you of the bigger picture here. a couple of weeks ago when republicans had their convention in tampa, one of the big speakers, you remember, is former secretary of state condoleezza rice,
and behind the scenes, carol, i'll tell you that white house officials and obama campaign officials think that in this case mitt romney may have stepped in it. you're hearing this from a lot of pundits as well. because he came out and made the statement before, certainly, all of the facts were known. when he did make his statement last night and we saw this tw t tweet, this was at the time that we knew that there was violence, obviously, in the region but we were unaware of how extensive it...
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white house. nice spandex. but it was the first lady who actually got it off to a running start. take a look. >> we're going to start with a stair race. are you ready to do this? >> i was born ready. ♪ ♪ it's the eye of the tiger it's the cream of the fight ♪ ♪ rising up to the challenge of our rival ♪ ♪ and the last known survivor spreading the night ♪ ♪ and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger ♪ >> i love that he's doing the full-on push-ups and not the knee push-ups. this is all about pushups. good for her. this was the let's move initiative to fight childhood obesity. while republicans were watching returns in three states last night the president was putting new york's top fashion designers to work, dubbed the runway to win fashion show. the obama reelection campaign hoping to raise money by selling tote bags. t-shirts and all these different accessories made in america by two dozen designers. you can buy the collection online today. the event was hosted by "vogue
white house. nice spandex. but it was the first lady who actually got it off to a running start. take a look. >> we're going to start with a stair race. are you ready to do this? >> i was born ready. ♪ ♪ it's the eye of the tiger it's the cream of the fight ♪ ♪ rising up to the challenge of our rival ♪ ♪ and the last known survivor spreading the night ♪ ♪ and he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger ♪ >> i love that he's doing the full-on push-ups and...
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. >> and now back to the white house, things are much more interesting and we will see what president obama has to say in the first live event since mitt romney announced his running mate. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection
. >> and now back to the white house, things are much more interesting and we will see what president obama has to say in the first live event since mitt romney announced his running mate. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood...
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i think the timing is very bad for obama because it comes right on the heels of the white house leak and his refusal to allow a general council, so it kind of builds on this general narrative they have something to hide and the words of the murdered agent's parents are very, very powerful. >> stand by. not to cut you off, but the reason i'm stopping you here because i want to hear from them. here's what the parents said on fox news about the answers they say they aren't getting from the administration. listen. >> search their souls and also wanted to ask the people of mexico and guns that killed my son. >> and i think that they're bringing this up because they want to put fast and furious on the back burner until the election is over. >> those parents are very emotional and if i lost my child or if my parents lost me, they would want some answers. they'd demand some answers. >> i think we owe it to him. to his memory, to come to some sort of agreement. there's got to be some sort of agreement where maybe a few people are allowed to look at the documents. maybe not the full committee.
i think the timing is very bad for obama because it comes right on the heels of the white house leak and his refusal to allow a general council, so it kind of builds on this general narrative they have something to hide and the words of the murdered agent's parents are very, very powerful. >> stand by. not to cut you off, but the reason i'm stopping you here because i want to hear from them. here's what the parents said on fox news about the answers they say they aren't getting from the...